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God Is the Great Hope Humanity Needs

January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  In the Vatican Basilica at 10 a.m. yesterday, the Pope presided at Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.
  In his homily, Benedict XVI affirmed that “today we celebrate Christ, Light of the world, and His ‘manifestation’ to all people”.
  “The evangelical episode we commemorate at Epiphany - the coming of […]

Jan

7

Blair Conversion Raises Eyebrows

January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

State of Religion in England
By Father John Flynn, LC
The news of former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s entry into the Catholic Church just before Christmas sparked off a notable debate. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor presided over the Mass in which Blair was received into the Church, held at Archbishop’s House, Westminster, on Dec. 21.
Raised in the Anglican […]

Jan

7

2008 Year of Evangelization

January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I invite all Catholics to observe 2008 as
a Year of Evangelization with renewed
comment to our faith.
I hope you will participate in many of the
celebrations planned for jubilee year.
May Gob bless you always!
Most Reverend Thomas G. Wenski
Bishop of Orlando
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7

The Decisiveness of the Magi

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Gospel Commentary for the Epiphany
By Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap 
We will closely follow the Gospel’s account of the coming of the three magi to Bethlehem to find in it some practical instruction for our life. In this account the historical element mixes with the theological and symbolic element. In other words, the Evangelist did not […]

Jan

7

Of Madmen and Monks

January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The following article appeared in the 5/18/07 edition of “Commonweal”
magazine. It was written by Russian Orthodox Father John Garvey and
was e-mailed to us.
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“There has been a lot written about Into Great Silence, a film which
shows the life of monks in the Carthusian monastery of Le Grande
Chartreuse. I saw […]